Creighton University School of Dentistry
Get to know the class.
Published class profile
First-year DDS profile · August 2026Class averages describe a previous cohort, not a requirement or your chance of acceptance. DAT scales and cohort years differ; compare them carefully.
View the published source ↗Reviewed 2026-09-18See the 2024 academic averages & score ranges
These ranges cover the middle 90% of enrolled students (5th–95th percentiles). They are not admissions cutoffs. All DAT scores here use the legacy 1–30 scale.
| Measure | Mean | 5th–95th |
|---|---|---|
| Overall GPA | 3.72 | 3.26-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.65 | 3.09-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 20.5 | 18-25 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 20.5 | 17-25 |
| DAT Total Science | 20.2 | 17-25 |
The latest national enrollment data.
72 in-state applications. Offers and school-level academic averages are not included in this table. Enrollment is not the number of offers, and these figures do not establish your admission chances.
ADEA 2025 workbook · Table 5 ↗Reviewed 2026-09-20 · source row 45Plan your application.
Before you apply
2026–2027. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- Not yet verified
- Prerequisite courses
- Biology: 8 semester credits (With labs); General chemistry: 8 semester credits (With labs); Organic chemistry: 8 semester credits (With labs); Physics: 8 semester credits (With labs); Biochemistry: 3 semester credits (No lab required); English: 6 semester credits (At least two eligible courses)
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- Complete the DAT by the school’s deadline. Fall 2027 entry: acceptable test window begins June 1, 2023 and ends November 15, 2026. Check minimum subsection scores. (2026-11-15)
- Shadowing
- Document dental shadowing. At least 65 hours; general and specialty practices qualify.
- Recommendation letters
- Arrange evaluations. Two science instructors plus a non-science instructor or mentor, or a committee recommendation.
- Residency & eligibility
- Not yet verified
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Submit AADSAS application. Published primary application deadline. (2026-12-01) Complete supplemental materials. Supplement, photograph, $100 fee and evaluations. (2026-12-15) Prepare for the invited interview process. A virtual interview and an in-person school presentation are required.
Unverified fields do not mean there is no requirement. Confirm your cycle and course equivalencies with admissions.
Reviewed 2026-09-19Cycle-specific application steps
Application details
ADEA AADSAS · 2026–2027 cycle
Fall 2027 entry: acceptable test window begins June 1, 2023 and ends November 15, 2026. Check minimum subsection scores.
Published primary application deadline.
Supplement, photograph, $100 fee and evaluations.
At least 65 hours; general and specialty practices qualify.
Two science instructors plus a non-science instructor or mentor, or a committee recommendation.
A virtual interview and an in-person school presentation are required.
From application to enrollment.
The same historical cohort is used for every count below. These figures describe a past cycle, not an individual’s admission chances.
| Group | Applicants | Offers | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 59 | 13 | 8 |
| Out-of-state | 1,932 | 202 | 104 |
| International | 81 | 7 | 4 |
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